I'm not sure if I should post each issue separately or list them here? For now, I'll start with just this one in case fixing it affects the others. After upgrading the update icon constantly tells me there are updates but when I run it, it says my system is up to date. Rebooting doesn't help. Not sure what info to give but I attachec a copy of the text from konsole.

@solydk ~ $ sudo apt-get -s install audacity
[sudo] password for :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
audacity : Depends: libavformat56 (>= 6:11~beta1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
@solydk ~ $ sudo apt-get -s install dolphin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dolphin : Depends: libbaloowidgets4 (>= 4:4.13.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libkfilemetadata4 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
@solydk ~ $ sudo apt-get -s install ffmpeg
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
ffmpeg : Depends: libavcodec56 (>= 10:2.4.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavdevice56 (>= 10:2.4.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavfilter5 (>= 10:2.4.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libavformat56 (>= 10:2.4.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

LNXlady wrote:It did say the symbolic link thing so I ran those codes.

ok, now the problem that you mentioned here

LNXlady wrote: printers are gone and I can't readd them

should be fixed.

LNXlady wrote:The update icon is still showing updates needed. Should I try the updater again now?
*ETA: Tried it, still not working.

we used the -s switch in the command above: it's just a simulation to look&see what might happen without performing actual changes to the system.
now we know a bit more.
please issue the same command but this time for real (removing the -s switch)

Thanks for your help with this. I've gotten those things reintalled. I hate upgrading because it never goes smoothly. That's why I switched to Solydk, because it was a rolling release. I guess it isn't going to be one anymore, though?

The following NEW packages will be installed:
libavdevice56 libavfilter5 libbalooqueryparser4 libbaloowidgets4 libkfilemetadata4
The following packages will be upgraded:
audacity dolphin ffmpeg libstreamanalyzer0 libstreams0 solydk-system-adjustments solydxk-system
7 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

as far as i can see the system is now OK.

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LNXlady wrote:I hate upgrading because it never goes smoothly. That's why I switched to Solydk, because it was a rolling release.

this is kind of a contradiction
rolling releases by definition have to be updated and frequently.
sometimes those needed updates can be disruptive as they were for you now. it comes with the "package" of running a rolling release.

with the upcoming changes you will have a choice: a true rolling release model or a stable, non-disruptive release.

After a week of not being able to get any work done, I am happy to have the desktop pc up and running again with your help. My laptop also didn't like the upgrade but since I couldn't be without any computer for this long, I put another distro on there to use in the meantime. Happy to have Solydk back in use. Thanks very much for your help.